iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26 Steam news

• Latest observed players501 · 17 October 2026 - 00:11:25 UTC
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• Release dateSep 17, 2026
• DeveloperiRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC
• PublisheriRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC

Genres: Racing, Simulation, Sports

Company pages: Developer: iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLCPublisher: iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC

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iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26 Steam news

iRacing® Studios NASCAR 26 news collects recent Steam feed items, update posts, and announcements that SteamPulse can associate with this app.

Latest Steam announcements

• Patch Notes - October 15 - 15 October 2026

  Fixed an issue where dynamic track was always on in all-track multiplayer lobbies. Add marketing manager to O'Reilly and Cup in Career. Fixed a text issue in ARCA in Career.

• Patch Notes - October 9 - 9 October 2026

  - Minor packaging update to upcoming DLC on Steam

• Patch Notes - October 7 - 7 October 2026

  Fix for potential soft lock in multiplayer. Support for upcoming DLC release.

• Patch Notes - October 2 - 2 October 2026

  Fixed issue with AI cars not always using the correct driver names in multiplayer races. Fixed issue with Quick Qualify setting sometimes requiring multiple qualifying rounds.

• Patch Notes - September 28 - 29 September 2026

  Fixed performance issues for users playing with Fanatec wheels. Retuned endpoints of Skill Range slider.

• Patch Notes - September 25 - 25 September 2026

  Updated time of Daytona event. Fixed Career sponsorship sometimes being awarded incorrectly. Updated ARCA driver ratings. Fixed issue with UI background animation sometimes freezing in online multiplayer. Added more driver headshots. Fixed visual issues with some paint schemes.

• Patch Notes - September 23 - 23 September 2026

  Fix for female driver models not appearing in some race cinematics. Added car adjustment slider to online multiplayer lobbies when custom setups are disabled. Improved the identification of worn parts in Career. Improved the presentation of repair progress bar when installing parts in Career. Additional Career text edits and corrections. Removed incorrect button prompt on News screen.

• Patch Notes - September 21 - 22 September 2026

  Fixed a sporadic crash. Fixed a Career crash.

• Patch Notes - September 18 - 19 September 2026

  Tuned the AI Skill Range slider. Adjusted default max. players size of All Tracks lobbies in multiplayer. Fix for Best Lap not always being correct in online multiplayer lobbies.

• Patch Notes - September 17 - 18 September 2026

  Fix for crash that could occur when resuming multi-series races in Career.Fix for crash that could occur after receiving "Breaking News" in Career.Fix for online home screen sometimes showing zeros for number of lobbies and racers.Fixed issue with center spring not functioning properly on some wheels.The Chase now displays the correct X/Y race count in Career.Multiplayer loading spinner (when refreshing lobbies) is now a darker color so it is more easily seen.Schedule tab in Career no longer overlaps other tabs.Practice/Qualify/Race pre-race display text no longer overlaps when filled with a high number of entries.Made some text format and spelling corrections in various Career messages.Fix for car hitching when driving off pit road.

• Patch Notes - September 16 - 16 September 2026

  Updated sun position at Chicagoland.Fix for caution running order names not fitting in its container.Improvements to Estimated AI Rating accuracy in Peak Performance.Fix for wheels that would sometimes shutter or vibrate.For those who preordered the GOLD version on Steam, we fixed a technical issue preventing access to the September DLC.

• Patch Notes - September 15 - 16 September 2026

  Updated driver ratings.Improved AI pitting logic at the end of stages.In Online Multiplayer, always provide default pit options when requesting a manual pit stop. Moved sponsor goal HUD in cockpit so it no longer appears on the mirror in Career mode.Fix Training Difficulty setting to immediately update to the correct value when changing overall difficulty preset.Tuned road course cutting boundaries at San Diego.Improved AI logic while on pit road.Relaxed caution setting now requires greater impact forces to trigger yellow flag.Fixed an issue with offline settings sometimes being applied online.Fix for a potential Career Mode incentive offers crash.

• Steam Deck - 4 September 2026

  While NASCAR 26 runs on the Steam Deck, it is not officially supported.

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